Upon further examination, Detroit Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi does not have mononucleosis, as was reported last week.

Bertuzzi will likely sit out on Tuesday in the Red Wings' home opener against the Dallas Stars but the hope is that will he will be in the lineup for Friday's home game against the Minnesota Wild.

"It was a false alarm; he just had the flu over the weekend," general manager Ken Holland told Mlive.com. "He'll go to the rink Tuesday morning, he'll skate. We're thinking he's going to play Friday."

Bertuzzi was expected to miss "a chunk of time" with the viral infection also called the "kissing disease." Instead, the 37-year-old can skip the college-freshmen-centric mono jokes and return to the ice.